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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter (2003)	present	A4i
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa	LC	breeding (2003)	present	A1

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2010) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (>4 years)	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun	Unknown	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1968	Echizen-Kaga-Kaigan	国定公園 (V)	100
1988	Daishoji	都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV)	10
1993	Katanokamoike	国指定鳥獣保護区 (IV)	10

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	-	Freshwater lakes and pools

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Katano-Kamoike (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/katano-kamoike-iba-japan on 23/12/2024.